MONTPELIER, Vermont, June 14 -- Gov. Phil Scott, R-Vermont, issued the following news release: Governor Phil Scott announced action on the following bills, passed by the General Assembly. On June 13, Governor Scott signed bills of the following titles: * H.10, An act relating to amending the Vermont Employment Growth Incentive Program * H.279, An act relating to the Uniform Trust Decanting Act * * * On June 13, Governor Scott returned without signature and vetoed H.121, An act relating to   more

HARTFORD, Connecticut, June 14 -- Gov. Ned Lamont, D-Connecticut, issued the following news release on June 13, 2024: Governor Ned Lamont and Lt. Governor Susan Bysiewicz are applauding today's U.S. Supreme Court ruling in FDA v. Alliance for Hippocratic Medicine, in which the justices unanimously reversed a lower court ruling and thus maintained the ability of Americans to access the widely used abortion medication mifepristone. Governor Lamont and a coalition of 22 other governors known as t  more

NEW HAVEN, Connecticut, June 15 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the District of Connecticut issued the following news release on June 14, 2024: World Elder Abuse Awareness Day is June 15, and the U.S. Attorney's Office for the District of Connecticut has released a public service announcement to draw attention to the abuse and neglect affecting older people, and to ask the public to assist law enforcement in preventing elder fraud and abuse. The public service announcement is available   more

HARTFORD, Connecticut, June 14 -- Gov. Ned Lamont, D-Connecticut, issued the following news release on June 13, 2024: Governor Ned Lamont today announced the Connecticut Department of Transportation (CTDOT) has selected nine applicants to build out electric vehicle (EV) charging stations across Connecticut. The conditional awards totaling more than $5 million will fill gaps in the state's federally-designated Alternative Fuel Corridors (AFC). Funding will support entities to plan, design, const  more

WASHINGTON, June 14 -- The U.S. Department of Labor issued the following weekly report entitled "Unemployment Insurance Weekly Claims" for week ending June 13, 2024. Here are excerpts: * * * SEASONALLY ADJUSTED DATA In the week ending June 8, the advance figure for seasonally adjusted initial claims was 242,000, an increase of 13,000 from the previous week's unrevised level of 229,000. The 4-week moving average was 227,000, an increase of 4,750 from the previous week's unrevised average of 2  more

COLUMBUS, Ohio, June 14 -- Ohio Attorney General Dave Yost issued the following news release: Ohio Attorney General Dave Yost and 42 other attorneys general secured a $700 million settlement with Johnson & Johnson over allegations related to marketing of the company's baby powder and body powder products containing talc. Ohio will receive $27.7 million as part of the settlement. "Transparency is non-negotiable when it comes to consumer safety," Yost said. "Selling harmful products without disc  more

WASHINGTON, June 15 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the District of Columbia issued the following news release on June 14, 2024: Joseph Melton, 55, of Washington, DC, was sentenced today, by Superior Court Judge Michael O'Keefe, to 366 months in prison for the January 2020 murder of a man. The announcement was made by U.S. Attorney Matthew M. Graves and Chief Pamela Smith, of the Metropolitan Police Department (MPD). Melton pleaded guilty on March 25, 2024, to second degree murder while  more